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The purpose of the CREATE DIRECTORY statement is to create a named object in the database:
a) That lists names of user accounts that have external privileges.
b) That contains lookup reference material for queries.
c) That identifies the root directory of the Oracle server installation.
d) That points to a directory you choose somewhere within the Oracle server's file system.